Jyrki Katainen

Jyrki Katainen
Katainen in 2023
European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019
President	Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by	Ferdinando Nelli Feroci (Industry and Entrepreneurship)
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro
In office 16 July 2014 – 1 November 2014
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Siim Kallas (Acting)
Succeeded by	Pierre Moscovici (Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs) Valdis Dombrovskis (Euro and Social Dialogue)
42nd Prime Minister of Finland
In office 22 June 2011 – 24 June 2014
President	Tarja Halonen Sauli Niinistö
Deputy	Jutta Urpilainen Antti Rinne
Preceded by	Mari Kiviniemi
Succeeded by	Alexander Stubb
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office 19 April 2007 – 22 June 2011
Prime Minister	Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi
Preceded by	Eero Heinäluoma
Succeeded by	Jutta Urpilainen
Minister of Finance
In office 19 April 2007 – 22 June 2011
Prime Minister	Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi
Preceded by	Eero Heinäluoma
Succeeded by	Jutta Urpilainen
Personal details
Born	Jyrki Tapani Katainen (1971-10-14) 14 October 1971 (age 52) Siilinjärvi, North Savo, Finland
Political party	National Coalition Party
Spouse	Mervi Kuittinen
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Tampere
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Finland
Branch/service	Finnish Army
Years of service	1989–1990
Rank	Senior 1st Lieutenant

Jyrki Tapani Katainen (born 14 October 1971) is a Finnish politician who served as the European Commission's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness from 2014 until 2019. Katainen was previously Prime Minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014 and chairman of the National Coalition Party from 2004 to 2014. He was succeeded by Alexander Stubb as chairman of Finland's National Coalition Party.^[1] After stepping down as Prime Minister, Katainen was elected as European Commission Vice-President in July 2014.^[2]